Rebeca Ferreras-Charro

Mrs. Rebeca Ferreras-Charro


Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

8Years (2019-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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15 September 2022 in Antioxidants
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Silvia CañasSilvia Cañas
Silvia Cañas
Miguel Rebollo-HernanzMiguel Rebollo-Hernanz
Miguel Rebollo-Hernanz
CÁCheyenne Braojos Molero de Ávila
Cheyenne Braojos Molero de Ávila
Benítez García VanesaBenítez García Vanesa
Benítez García Vanesa
RFRebeca Ferreras-Charro
Rebeca Ferreras-Charro
Maria Angeles Martín-CabrejasMaria Angeles Martín-Cabrejas
Maria Angeles Martín-Cabrejas
Numerous residues, such as the coffee pulp, are generated throughout coffee processing. This by-product is a source of antioxidant phytochemicals, including phenolic compounds and caffeine. However, the antioxidant properties of the phenolic compounds from the coffee pulp are physiologically limited to their bioaccessibility, bioavailability, and biotransformation occurring during gastrointestinal digestion. Hence, this study explored the phenolic and caffeine profile in the coffee pulp flour (CPF) and extract (CPE), their intestinal bioaccessibility through in vitro digestion, and their potential bioavailability and colonic metabolism using in silico models. The CPE exhibited a higher concentration of phenolic compounds than the CPF, mainly phenolic acids (protocatechuic, chlorogenic, and gallic acids), followed by flavonoids, particularly quercetin derivatives. Caffeine was found in higher concentrations than phenolic compounds. The antioxidant capacity was increased throughout the digestive process. The coffee pulp matrix influenced phytochemicals’ behavior during gastrointestinal digestion. Whereas individual phenolic compounds generally decreased during digestion, caffeine remained stable. Then, phenolic acids and caffeine were highly bioaccessible, while flavonoids were mainly degraded. As a result, caffeine and protocatechuic acid were the main compounds absorbed in the intestine after digestion. Non-absorbed phenolic compounds might undergo colonic biotransformation yielding small and potentially more adsorbable phenolic metabolites. These results contribute to establishing the coffee pulp as an antioxidant food ingredient since it contains bioaccessible and potentially bioavailable phytochemicals with potential health-promoting properties.

1 December 2019 in Food Research International
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Cristina Alcalde-EonCristina Alcalde-Eon
Cristina Alcalde-Eon
RFRebeca Ferreras-Charro
Rebeca Ferreras-Charro
Raul Ferrer-GallegoRaul Ferrer-Gallego
Raul Ferrer-Gallego
FRFrancisco J. Rivero
Francisco J. Rivero
Francisco José HerediaFrancisco José Heredia
Francisco José Heredia
MEM. Teresa Escribano-Bailón
M. Teresa Escribano-Bailón

20 March 2019 in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
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Cristina Alcalde-EonCristina Alcalde-Eon
Cristina Alcalde-Eon
CPClaudia Pérez-Mestre
Claudia Pérez-Mestre
RFRebeca Ferreras-Charro
Rebeca Ferreras-Charro
FRFrancisco J. Rivero
Francisco J. Rivero
Francisco José HerediaFrancisco José Heredia
Francisco José Heredia
MEM. Teresa Escribano-Bailón
M. Teresa Escribano-Bailón


18 January 2024 in Food Research International
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IGIzmari Jasel Alvarez Gaona
Izmari Jasel Alvarez Gaona
MFMartín Fanzone
Martín Fanzone
JCJorge Chirife
Jorge Chirife
RFRebeca Ferreras-Charro
Rebeca Ferreras-Charro
Ignacio García-EstévezIgnacio García-Estévez
Ignacio García-Estévez
MGMara Galmarini
Mara Galmarini